Materials - clay

We have started investigating some materials. Today we worked with clay and thought about its properties and qualities. 


We began by 'harvesting' words about clay with scrap pieces.


Then in pairs we made two different types of pots.


One person in each pair made a pinch pot and the other made a coil pot.


It wasn't as easy as it looks - but good fun...


Here are the words which we gathered about clay:



24 comments:

  1. Hi Class 5. The pots that we made look really cool I did a pinch pot and I was paired up with Michaela so she did a coil pot. My pot turned out huge I could have a meal in it. Scott

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  2. Hi class 5.
    I enjoyed making the clay pots because when I was little I remember I played with plastacine so I found it fun making the pots. I would also like to do something like this again.

    From Chloe.

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  3. Hi class 5
    I had fun making the pots they were very sticky and gooie.
    Some of them looked like a spring the rest were just pots.
    I olso had fun playing with the clay.
    From Logan H

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  4. Hi class 5 I really enjoyed doing the clay making because it felt very gooey and squishy and the fun bit was when we made the pots. I have a question for you how many materials that are liquid in the world?. I hope if any one makes a model out of clay it will be really fun and I wish I could do this again some day at school or at home.
    From Cady

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  5. Hi class 5.
    i loved making the pots. I wonder if we are going to make something els out of a new materias? I have never worked with clay and i have never found it ethor i have onley worked with modling clay so this was all new to me. i had so much fun and i hope every one els did to. It went all stiky in our hands wen we were making the pots. i hope we do this agen.

    From Evie

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  6. Hi class 5. I really enjoyed making a pinch pot out of clay. I had fun because I had never done somthing like that before. The clay was quite cold and got on my hands. When I was little I made pots out of play dough. I would like to know what clouds and petals are made of. From Jessica.

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  7. Hi class 5 I enjoyed making pots because you got to use clay witch I have never done before and it was fun because you got to make pinch pots. And coil pots I made a pinch pot. I have only been to a pottery shop I got a seal and a hedgehog and some bowls and cups. I hope we get to do some thing like this again.

    By Mitchell

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  8. Hi class 5 I was so interesting to find out that clay could be made into pots. I had the same feeling when I was in p4 with modelling clay. I would like to know whey people mistake fools gold for real gold. From James.

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  9. Hi class 5. I really enjoyed makeing a pinch pot because the way that you make it is really intreasting. I went to weastray pottery and I made a coil pot whitch was intereasting too. I would like to find the answer to how is helium created? Douglas

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  10. Hi class 5 I injioyed doing this activity because i like getting messy and I did get messy so HOORAY.I have done something simular before only with playdough.I have found clay outside before but when it was all goey.I would like to see what crystals are made of.thanck you miss mackay.


    By HANNAH

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  11. Hi class 5
    I enjoyed making the pots I made a coil pot. I enjoyed making the pots because I like to be creative. I have found clay before at the Brough of Birsay with my cousins we had so much fun. My question is is it possible to freeze gas? Euan.H

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  12. Hi class 5 .I enjoyed making the pots because they were hard and also easy at the same time. I use plastacine for making models and other things in short stop-animations. I would like to learn about what liquid nitrogen is made of?
    Mason p5

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  13. Hi class 5.
    I enjoyed making clay pots with clay because I remenber when I was little I enjoyed playing with plastacene so I would like to do something like this again and I've got a question. can crystals be melted for making stuff?

    From Chloe

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  14. Hi class 5

    I really enjoyed making the pots because its a new activity to me that I have never done before. I found the bit when you roll the clay into a long strip at the start hard but at the end it became easier to do. I wonder how people find so much clay and how long it takes them to gather it up and do they use anything other materials to gather it up with? I have never done this activity before with anything else so it was very fun.

    From Michaela

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  15. Hi class 5
    I enjoyed working with the clay because in the morning we got to experement with it then in the afternoon we got to make something out of it. Could we make our own materials and see what they feel like. Why is the sky blue not green. I have played with play dough before and it is fun.
    Grace

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  16. Hi p5
    I enjoyed making my pinch pot. Im surprised it is in one peice. I hope to do more modling with clay. What is the most hazardest liquid?
    From Logan M

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  17. Hi Class 5. The pots that we made look really cool Idid a pinch pot and i was paired up with michaela so she did a coil pot. My pot turned out huge Icould have a meal in it. I wonder if helium will still be around in 20 years.Scott

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  18. Hi class 5
    Making the clay pots was very fun. I have used clay before to make a pot and I liked it. I wonder how does mud become fine clay. It would be nice to do something like that again.
    Aria

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  19. Hi class 5
    I enjoyed making the pinch pot It was fun. I found it hard at first but then I found it easier as it went on. The coil pots looked fun to. I liked that we got to make patterns at the end. I wonder if we are going to paint are pots when they are dry . I have been to a pottery before and I would like to go to one again sometime. how many different materials are there in the world?

    From Kayla

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  20. Hi class 5
    I had fun making the clay pot I relly would like to do it again . I would like to find out about what are clouds. I did a play dough pot when I was younger.
    From Kacey.

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  21. Hi class 5. sow that your making things with clay. Can you tell my what chemicals are made of. Andrew

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  22. Hi class 5 I enjoyed making the clay pots and the fun bit was the feeling of the gooey and squishy and the feeling it going threw my fingers. I have a question for someone how many liquids are in the world. If any one likes to do pottery good luck and I wish I could do it at school and at home one day.
    From Cady

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  23. Hi class 5 I would to find out if clay melts in a oven and if it can go away in time.


    By Mitchell

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  24. Hi class 5
    I had fun making the pots thay were very sticky and gooie.
    Some of them looked like a spring but the rest were just pots.
    I olso had fun playing with the clay.
    I olso wonder why water makes clay goopy.
    From Logan H

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